Integrated approach for groundwater exploration in Wadi Araba using remote sensing and GIS
Joint Authors
al-Naqa, Ali
Hammuri, Nizar
Ibrahim, Khalil A.
al-Taj, Masdouq
Source
Jordan Journal of Civil Engineering
Issue
Vol. 3, Issue 3 (30 Sep. 2009), pp.229-243, 15 p.
Publisher
Jordan University of Science and Technology Deanship of Research
Publication Date
2009-09-30
Country of Publication
Jordan
No. of Pages
15
Main Subjects
Earth Sciences, Water and Environment
Topics
Abstract EN
Jordan has been recently classified as the fourth poorest country of water resources.
Natural and human factors are affecting and increasing the stresses on these resources.
Jordan had suffered from the continuous drought periods over the time.
Furthermore, unbalanced demand vs.
supply is always present as a result of high population growth rate.
This study aims at the exploration of new water resources through the investigation of hydrogeological and groundwater resources in Wade Araba Basin (Northern and Southern Wade Araba Basins).
The integration of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and data extracted from earth observation satellites with additional collateral data, coupled with selected field investigations and the geological knowledge of the area under investigation, provides a powerful tool in groundwater exploration.
Weighted overlay modeling technique was used to develop a groundwater potential model with six weighted and scored parameters.
The results of this model were calibrated against observed data collected from the existing wells’ information.
The results obtained from this model show that about 40 % of the study area was classified as having a good potential for groundwater exploration.
The spatial distribution of these areas is highly correlated with the location of the existing groundwater wells.
The generated groundwater potential map shows that there are a lot of unexplored areas that have a good potential for groundwater exploration.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Naqa, Ali& Hammuri, Nizar& Ibrahim, Khalil A.& al-Taj, Masdouq. 2009. Integrated approach for groundwater exploration in Wadi Araba using remote sensing and GIS. Jordan Journal of Civil Engineering،Vol. 3, no. 3, pp.229-243.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-284682
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Naqa, Ali…[et al.]. Integrated approach for groundwater exploration in Wadi Araba using remote sensing and GIS. Jordan Journal of Civil Engineering Vol. 3, no. 3 (2009), pp.229-243.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-284682
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Naqa, Ali& Hammuri, Nizar& Ibrahim, Khalil A.& al-Taj, Masdouq. Integrated approach for groundwater exploration in Wadi Araba using remote sensing and GIS. Jordan Journal of Civil Engineering. 2009. Vol. 3, no. 3, pp.229-243.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-284682
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 242-243
Record ID
BIM-284682